Kaori Matsumoto Judoka

Kaori Matsumoto

Country:Japan

Born:11 September 1987 (30 years)

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Kaori Matsumoto is 2012 Olympic Champion of Londo and she won bronze in 2016 in Rio. The Beast is World Champion in 2010 in Tokyo and 2015 in Astana and won World bronze in 2011. Matsumoto won the Asian Games in 2010 and Grand Prix in Dusseldorf in 2014 and 2016.

It’s mothers and babies time in the category U57kg, Olympic judo medalist Kaori Matsumoto has given birth to her first child on 13 July. Soon another Olympic and world medallist Automne Pavia is to give birth to a baby as well. Read more

Kaori Matsumoto, the current World Champion and bronze medallist at the Olympic Games is going to marry. Breaking many men’s hearts, she found her expected husband in her own country and he is a cook! The Japanese judo star introduced her future husband to her father who was also a cook. Her father, 63 year old Kenji Matsumoto, who was a boxer and cook in a Chinese restaurant. Read more

At 26 August it’s usually time for the World Championships and we can remember some of the best athletes on this day with a world title. Mongolia doesn’t count too many world titles, but at 26 August both Tsagaanbaatar Khashbaatar and Urantsetseg Munkhbat won the world title. Tsagaanbaatar Khashbaatar in Rotterdam in 2009 and Urantsetseg Munkhbat in 2013 in Rio. Read more

Rafaela Silva is not new, she was World Champion 2013 in Rio, but today he was reborn. Rafaela Silva ironed most of the pain the Brazilian judo team had suffered so far this week. Silva gave the team the ultimate inspiration to proceed the medal hunger because judo it the frontrunner of Brazilian sport. Not for nothing Judo delivered the host nation the first Olympic gold of the Games so far. Read more